Celebrating Senior Night, Lyndonville rolled to a 46-13 win over visiting Roy-Hart in a non league girls basketball game this evening.

Addison Dillenbeck and Ashlee Stephens each scored 15 to set the pace for Lyndonville which led 25-2 at the half. Stephens scored 7 in the first quarter and 6 in the fourth and Dillenbeck 9 in the second.

Adella Dukes led Roy-Hart with 9.

Putting together a big stretch run scoring burst Kendall rallied to down visiting Elba 60-52 in a Genesee Region League boys basketball game this evening.

Trailing 50-44 with just over four minutes to go Kendall put together a clutch 14-0 scoring surge to rally for the win.

Louis Conte had a three-point play and a basket, Austin Werth a three and a free throw and Hunter Richards three free throws to lead that rally for the Eagles which also included free throws by Austin Wakefield and William Kludt.

Conte finished with 21, Werth 20, Kludt 9 and Richards 7.  Conte also grabbed off 11 rebounds and Werth 9.

Oakfield-Alabama 57, Roy-Hart 49
Oakfield-Alabama downed Roy-Hart 57-49 this evening to open the Niagara-Orleans League vs. Genesee Region League boys basketball challenge at Genesee Community College.

Brenden Westcott scored 16, Gavin Armbrewster 13 and Kyler Harkness 12 to lead the for the Hornets which were up 43-36 after three quarters.

Dan Aquilina scored 15 to lead Roy-Hart as Rem Albee, Jackson Webber and Brayden Ricker each added 10.

N-O vs. G-R Girls Swimming
Albion had a pair of winners at the annual Niagara-Orleans League vs. Genesee Region League girls swim meet held at Gates-Chili.

The Albion quartet of Keira Sidari, Mia Olles, Autumn Flugel and Willow Gaines teamed up to win the 200 Freestyle Relay.

Gaines also took top honors in the 100 Breaststroke.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Iyla Lilleby drives to the basket against Akron defender Emma Gerstung during the Mustangs home court loss to the Lady Tigers this evening.

A big third quarter scoring surge keyed Akron to a 59-44 win over host Medina in a Niagara-Orleans League girls basketball game this evening.

Breaking away from a 25-25 half-time deadlock, Akron outscored Medina 22-8 in the decisive third period to open up 47-33 advanttage. Sloan Jonathan scored 12 to lead that Lady Tigers uprising.

Medina, which failed to score from the field in the third quarter, could get no closer than 8 in the final period.

Jonathan finished with 16, Aubrianne Baltzley 11 and Olivia Novak 9 to lead the way for Akron which snapped a two game losing streak and improved to 7-3 in N-O action.

Iyla Lilleby took game high honors with 25 for Medina as Alexa Demmer added 9, Honesty Hill 6, Angel Mulcahy 3 and Nevaeh Moss 1.

Medina did get off to a quick start jumping out to a 12-1 lead at the outset as Lilleby scored 10.

However, Akron got right back in the game by answering with a 12-2 run to close the period and slice the deficit to one at 14-13. Jonathan, Novak and Lexie Ground each scored four to lead that rally.

The Lady Tigers then outpointed the Mustangs 12-11 in the second period to pull even at 25-25 at the half.

Albion 45, Barker 28
Albion improved to 5-4 in N-O competition with 45-28 win at Barker which slips to 0-9.

Madison Hughson took game high honors with 26 for Albion which led 26-8 at the half.

Wilson 49, Newfane 20
Defending champion Wilson posted a 49-20 victory over rival Newfane to notch its 70th straight Niagara-Orleans win and clinch at least a tie for a sixth straight league title.

Rian Faery scored 13 and Peyton McInnis 11 for Wilson which improves to 9-0 in N-O action to take a three game lead with just three games remaining.

The Lakewomen have now claimed the N-O crown 14 of the last 15 years.

Akron’s Sloan Jonathan drives on Medina defender Honesty Hill.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s Addison Kludt puts up a shot against Holley defender Layne Walker during the Lady Eagles win over the host Lady Hawks this evening.

It was an overtime thriller as Kendall nipped rival Holley 34-33 in a Genesee Region League girls basketball game this evening at Holley.

Trailing 30-28, Holley sent the game into overtime deadlocked at 30-30 on late free throws by Jailyn Bishop and Samantha Bates, the later coming with just 1.6 seconds remaining.

Kendall went up 32-30 at the outset of the four minute overtime period on a basket by Brooke Rodas.

However, Holley answered with a basket and a free throw by Bates to regain the lead for what proved to be the last time at 33-32 as the Lady Hawks could not find the range again from the field or the line.

The last basket and the victory though belonged to Kendall as Alea Barrett’s lone bucket of the evening with 1:27 remaining, which put the Lady Eagles back on top for good at 34-33, proved to be the game winner.

Danielle Offhaus led Kendall with 10 points as Ava LaMay had 8, Rodas 7, Stella Kwiatek 5 and Barrett and Addison Kludt 2 each.

Alivia Wolf led Holley with 10 as Bates added 9, Zoey Wolf 8, Bishop 4 and Emma Brady 2.

Up 13-11 after a very low scoring first half, Holley used a 12-7 third period scoring edge to increase the advantage to seven at 25-18. Alivia Wolf had a three and a two, Zoey Wolf a pair of baskets and Bates a three during that stretch.

However, Kendall came battling back with a 12-3 scoring surge over the first seven and a half minutes of the final period to rally into a 30-28 lead.

A basket by Rodas with 25 seconds remaining capped off that surge which included three baskets by Offhaus and one each by Kwiatek and Kludt, a tally which knotted the contest at 28-28.

A pair of late Holley free throws sent the contest into overtime where the Lady Eagles made a low scoring 4-3 edge in points just enough to claim the win.

G-R Boys
Pembroke downed Lyndonville 79-27 in a G-R boys contest.

Holley’s Samantha Bates goes in for a layup as Kendall’s Brooke Rodas goes high for an attempt to block.

Kendall’s Lia Larson blocks a shot attempt by Holley’s Jailyn Bishop.

Postseason wrestling competition will get underway Saturday as Lyndonville will once again host the Section V Class B3 Tournament.

Last year the Tigers made the most of hosting the event by capturing the team championship.

In addition to the host Tigers, the 12 school field will include Byron-Bergen, Caledonia-Mumford, Alfred-Almond, Arkport-Canaseraga, Avoca-Prattsburgh-Hammondsport, Bolivar-Richburg, Dundee-Bradford, Lyons, Perry, Red Jacket and South Seneca.

Competition is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.

Holley-Kendall will be competing in the Class B2 tournament at East Rochester.

Medina, Roy-Hart/Barker, Akron, Newfane and Wilson will all be competing in the Section VI Class C-D Tournament at Southwestern.

Albion will be competing in the Class B Tournament at Williamsville South.

For both Section V and Section VI the top five finishers in each weight class at these class tournaments will advance to the state qualifier tournaments on February 10.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s Austin Wakefield puts up a shot against Holley defender Destin Kuyal during the Eagles home court win over the rival Hawks this evening.

Avenging an earlier season 61-58 loss, Kendall edged rival Holley 53-47 in a Genesee Region League boys basketball game this evening at Kendall.

Leading by a narrow 49-47 margin, Kendall put a lock on the victory as Austin Wakefield made four pressure free throws in the final 8 seconds.

Wakefield finished with 19 as Louis Conte added 14, Hunter Richards 13, Jacek Kwiatkowski 5 and Austin Werth 2 for the Eagles.

Vinny Golisano took game high honors with 25 for Holley as Josh Silpoch netted 12 and Destin Kuyal 10.

Breaking away from a 11-11 tie at the end of the opening period, Kendall used a 20-14 second quarter scoring edge to grab a 31-25 lead at the half.

Conte scored 7, Richards 6 and Wakefield 5 to lead the Eagles during that stretch while Golisano had 9 to keep the Hawks close.

Holley closed the gap to just two, 39-37, at the end of the third quarter as Golisano had 8 and Silpoch 4 during the stanza. Wakefield and Kwiatkowski both hit threes for Kendall.

Holley regained the lead for what proved to be the last time at 43-42 early in the final period after a three-point play and a three by Golisano.

However, Conte answered back with two baskets and a three-point play to put Kendall back on top to stay at 49-47.

A basket by Kuyal rallied Holley back to within two at 49-47 but the Hawks could not pull even as Wakefield made four clutch free throws in the final seconds to clinch the win for the Eagles.

In a non league contest, DeHostos downed host Lyndonville 67-24.

Kendall’s Hunter Richards and Holley’s Destin Kuyal battle for a rebound.

Vinny Golisano puts up a shot for Holley as Hunter Richards defends for Kendall.

Staying in the thick of the title race, Akron downed visiting Medina 55-48 in a Niagara-Orleans League boys basketball game this evening.

Improving to 9-1, Akron stays within a game of undefeated (9-0) defending champion Newfane which defeated rival Wilson 76-39.

Blake Gerstung scored 17 and Ben Gerstung 10 to set the pace for Akron.

Jerrell Nealy tallied 17, Preston Woodworth 15 and Justin Pitts 10 for Medina.

Leading 13-9 after the first period, Akron extended its lead to 16, 34-18, at the half as Blake Gerstung scored 8 to lead a 21-9 second period Tigers surge.

Medina though rallied back to within 8, 43-35, at the end of the third period as Nealy tallied 8 in the quarter.

However, free throws and a pair of threes by Blake Gerstung in the final stanza helped the Tigers lock up the win.

The Niagara-Orleans League vs. Genesee Region League Basketball Challenge will take place this weekend with the boys games at Genesee Community College and the girls contests at Niagara County Community College.

The boys competition will begin on Friday with a doubleheader matching Roy-Hart vs. Oakfield-Alabama at 6:30 p.m. and Akron vs. Notre Dame at 8 p.m.

Saturday’s lineup will have Albion vs. Elba at 12 p.m., Wilson vs. Alexander at 1:30 p.m., Barker vs. Pembroke at 3 p.m., Medina vs. Wheatland-Chili at 6 p.m. and Newfane vs. Attica at 7:30 p.m.

Because the G-R has more teams than the N-O Saturday’s slate will also have two other contests with Holley vs. Lyndonville at 10:30 a.m. and Byron-Bergen vs. Avoca-Prattsburg at 4:30 p.m.

The girls lineup on Saturday at NCCC will have Barker vs. Holley at 10 a.m., Akron vs. Alexander at 11:30 a.m., Medina vs. Pembroke at 1 p.m., Wilson vs. Elba at 2:30 p.m.. Roy-Hart vs. Byron-Bergen at 4 p.m., Albion vs. Notre Dame at 5:30 p.m. and Newfane vs. Oakfield-Alabama at 7 p.m.

Avenging a 56-47 loss last week, Roy-Hart downed visiting Medina 58-51 in a Niagara-Orleans League girls basketball game this evening.

Trailing 42-41, Roy-Hart rallied to outscore Medina 17-9 in the decisive final period to claim the win. Juliana Terwilliger scored 8 an Lily Brigham 6 during that stretch.

Courtney Aquilina led Roy-Hart with 22 points as Brigham had 10, Terwilliger  8, Adella Dukes 8 and Madison DiNieri and Millie Owens 5.

Iyla Lilleby took game high honors with 23 and Alexa Demmer had 16 for Medina which led 27-24 at the half.

Roy-Hart is now 3-5 an Medina 2-5 in N-O action.

In the other N-O games, front-running Wilson (8-0) defeated Akron (6-3) 54-28 and Newfane (5-3) downed Barker (0-8) 36-22.

Peyton McInnis and Rian Faery each scored 16 and Bella Thrush 11 to lead Wilson.

Mallory Schultz scored 11 and Julia Noonan 10 to pace Newfane.

Kendall and Lyndonville both scored victories in Genesee Region League girls basketball action this evening.

Kendall downed Pembroke 36-24 as Danielle Offhaus had 15 points and 18 rebounds and Ava LaMay 10 points and 7 rebounds.

Lyndonville bested Wheatland-Chili 37-31 as Addison Dillenbeck scored 15, Ashlee Stephens 10 and Bella Groves 7.

Emily Parker led W-C with a game high 17.

In another G-R contest, Oakfield-Alabama downed Holley 60-25.

Samantha Bates and Alivia Wolf each scored 8 for Holley.